Grass floor-covering.



J A. FENTON.

GRASS FLOOR COVERING.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 15. 1915.

l ,2@3,59?0 Patented Nov. 7, 1916.

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JOHN A. FENTON, 0F OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA.

GRASS FLOOR-00V ERIN G.

Application filed February 15, 1915.

To all whom it may concern.

lie it known that I, Join A. FENTON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Oakland, in the county of Alameda and State of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Grass I loor-Coverings, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in the art of weaving for floor coverings of grass or similar fabric into rugs, carpets or other floor covering. The principal object of my invention being to provide a floor covering of this character having greater durability than the usual grass matting or woven grass floor coverings.

Another object of my invention is to so arrange the weave that the warp threads are not exposed to wear, and still another object of tlr e invention is to provide the woof strands of it more durable material than has been used in fabric of like characters.

With these and other objects in view my invention consists in the novel form and method of constructing the fabric as is fully set forth in the following specification and more particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

It will be understood that while I have illustrated the preferred embodiment of my invention that I do not restrict myself to the exact construction herein set forth but may adopt any variation within the scope of the claims.

Referring to the accompanying drawing forming a part of this specification, Figure 1 I is an enlarged view in plan proportioned of fabric and constructed 1n accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a view in section taken at right angles to the warp threads showing the manner of weaving the woof therethrough.

Referring to corresponding parts by the same numerals of reference. 1 denotes the warp threads consisting of one or more strands, these threads being spaced at some distance apart and held sufficiently tight 1n the loom that in the finished fabric they maintain a substantially straight line.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Serial No. 8,158.

2 denotes the woof, which I prefer to con- Patented Nov. 7,1918.

struct of what is commercially termed seagrass. Each cord of the woof is com sed of two or more strands 3, each strand eing twisted from number of fibers of the sea-" grass 4.

The cord or rope thus produced is of considerable greater thickness than the warp threads and thus when the latter are drawn tight they are embedded in the fabric fthe thickness of the woof. In this manner contact with the warp by the travel over the fabric having a much greater wear than the usual form of mattings and floor covering. f

Owing to the twisted and stranded form of the woof cords, even should some of the fibers composing the same become broken there is no general unraveling as when the warn threads in the usual. style matting becomes broken.

It will thus be seen that I'have provided a new and improved form of weave and floor coverings for which I wish to obtain Letters Patent.

What I claim as new and wish to cover by Letters Patent is 1. A fabric composed of groups of warp strands lying in substantially straight parallel lines, a weft of cords interwoven between said strands so as to embed said warp groups of strands therein, said cords comprising a plurality of coiled strands each consisting of a plurality of coiled grass fibers.

2. In a fabric comprising sea-grass twisted into strands, said strands coiled into cords and said cords forming the weft of the fabric, and groups of warp strands interwoven with and embedded by said weft strands.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature L. BINNING, 'H. C. SCHROEDER. 

